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The orphaned and once hairless black bear cub has gained 60 pounds since his recovery. He has also grown back all of his hair ...

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This all began in September 2024, when Safford reached the south slopes of Mount Kaweah in Sequoia National ... re a little new to Jeffrey pine antics, these trees are typically found at much ...

Credit: Hugh Safford, UC Davis Jeffrey pine trees are tolerant of both cold and drought ... hiking along Mount Whitney, Mount Kaweah, and Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks, identifying seedlings, ...

A professor's casual hike in the High Sierra turned into a new elevation record for California's highest tree, the Jeffrey pine, which wasn't formerly known to grow at extreme elevations.

The hike resulted in a new elevation record for the Jeffrey pine, now California's highest recorded tree. (Hugh Safford, UC Davis) Last September, at timberline along the south slopes of Mount Kaweah ...